Artis Gilmore vs. Dalton Knecht Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dalton Knecht and Artis Gilmore, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Artis Gilmore played 12 years in the NBA, 10 more than Dalton Knecht, who played 2. Artis Gilmore had the first of his seasons in 1976-77, while Dalton Knecht had his rookie season in 2024-25. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Artis Gilmore 12 6 1976-77 to 1987-88
Dalton Knecht 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Artis Gilmore Dalton Knecht
Season 1976-772024-25
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Artis Gilmore 82 35.1 18.6 3.8 9.2 13.0 2.4 0.5 2.5 - 3.2 7.0 13.3 .522 - - - 4.7 7.1 .660
difference:+4+15.9+9.5+3.3+6.9+10.2+1.6+0.2+2.4-2.0+3.7+6.2+.061+3.9+6.0+.102
Dalton Knecht 78 19.2 9.1 0.5 2.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.2 3.3 7.1 .461 1.6 4.4 .376 0.8 1.1 .762
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Artis Gilmore 3 42.0 18.7 5.0 8.0 13.0 2.0 1.0 2.7 - 3.0 6.3 13.3 .475 - - - 6.0 7.7 .783
difference:+1+40.0+16.2+4.0+7.5+11.5+2.0+1.0+2.7-3.0+5.3+10.8+.075+6.0+7.7
Dalton Knecht 2 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 .400 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Artis Gilmore Dalton Knecht
Season 1977-782025-26
Team Chicago BullsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Artis Gilmore 82 37.4 22.9 3.9 9.2 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 4.5 3.2 8.6 15.4 .559 - - - 5.7 8.2 .704
difference:+69+18.5+15.3+3.3+7.4+10.7+2.6+1.7-3.9-1.7+5.6+8.9+.095+5.2+7.5+.037
Dalton Knecht 13 18.9 7.6 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.5 3.0 6.5 .464 1.2 3.5 .326 0.5 0.7 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Artis Gilmore nor Dalton Knecht played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Artis Gilmore played 10 seasons more than Dalton Knecht in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 12, from 1979 to 1988—Artis Gilmore played in 5 Playoffs.

In those 10 extra years over Dalton Knecht, Artis Gilmore got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 5 All-Star Game